Bocuse d'Or training

Hollingsworth dices truffles on a practice run. The sous chef, 28, from Placerville, Calif., started cooking in high school and early on, read every cookbook he could get his hands on.

Hollingsworth dices truffles on a practice run. The sous chef, 28, from Placerville, Calif., started cooking in high school and early on, read every cookbook he could get his hands on. (Dave Getzschman / For The Times)

Hollingsworth dices truffles on a practice run. The sous chef, 28, from Placerville, Calif., started cooking in high school and early on, read every cookbook he could get his hands on.